Anyone know anywhere selling cheap angle grinders at the minute? The small ones. My last one passed away last night, not peacefully.
B&Q had some on sale for a tenner last week
Cheers
Alex
Just called them and they ahve loads left. Cheers.
I got my black and Decker grinder from Machine mart £15 with a packet of disk worth £8 so well worth it. of screw fix must be worth a look
Just back. Bought a mac allister one in the end. £24.99. Not what I would usually go for but it comes with a 3 year warranty from B and Q like for
like swap.
I have never had a grinder last 1 year never mind 3!
See how it goes.
£16 from Tesco I think, 600W including 3 disks.
It's cheap but it's functional.
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Originally posted by emsfactory
Just back. Bought a mac allister one in the end. £24.99. Not what I would usually go for but it comes with a 3 year warranty from B and Q like for like swap.
I have never had a grinder last 1 year never mind 3!
See how it goes.
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Originally posted by NS Dev
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Originally posted by emsfactory
Just back. Bought a mac allister one in the end. £24.99. Not what I would usually go for but it comes with a 3 year warranty from B and Q like for like swap.
I have never had a grinder last 1 year never mind 3!
See how it goes.
errrr, maybe buy a good one then!!
Why keep buying utter crap when you could buy one decent one.
My last one did 10 years, of workshop type work, used hard most days, and it died last year needing new brushes. I decided it was time for a new one, though brushes would have revived it.
I hate cheap tools with a vengeance, get decent kit and it won't let you down.
I have a pair of old Black & Decker professional ones that just keep on going I also have a through put of cheapies which do for a year or so
though the second last one tried to casrate me when the side handle broke!
I just bought a new cheapie at Macro for £7.50 no disks
Caber
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Originally posted by NS Dev
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Originally posted by emsfactory
Just back. Bought a mac allister one in the end. £24.99. Not what I would usually go for but it comes with a 3 year warranty from B and Q like for like swap.
I have never had a grinder last 1 year never mind 3!
See how it goes.
errrr, maybe buy a good one then!!
Why keep buying utter crap when you could buy one decent one.
My last one did 10 years, of workshop type work, used hard most days, and it died last year needing new brushes. I decided it was time for a new one, though brushes would have revived it.
I hate cheap tools with a vengeance, get decent kit and it won't let you down.
I have a 125mm Stayer grinder that was eating brushes like there was no tomorrow. It wasn't a cheap grinder and it had an extended handle on the rear so I was loathe to scrap it as it is great to use. I stripped it and turned the armature in my hands holding some 1200 wet and dry on it then fitted a new set of brushes. Now after it's been stood in the shed for a long time I spin the blade with my hand before starting it and the present brushes have lasted 4 years so far.
I bought a real cheap 4.5" grinder from screwfix 9 yrs ago £6.99 IIRC i thought if it lasts a year it will do, still going strong and came with spare brushes too.
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Originally posted by caber
I have a pair of old Black & Decker professional ones that just keep on going I also have a through put of cheapies which do for a year or so though the second last one tried to casrate me when the side handle broke!
I just bought a new cheapie at Macro for £7.50 no disks
Caber
Yes I think DeWalt is the Balck and decker professional stuff.
Caber
quote:
Originally posted by emsfactory
Just back. Bought a mac allister one in the end. £24.99. Not what I would usually go for but it comes with a 3 year warranty from B and Q like for like swap.
I have never had a grinder last 1 year never mind 3!
See how it goes.
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Originally posted by Confused but excited.
I'm still using a cheap Chinese one that I bought 10 years ago for £12, after some pikey robbed my Makita off a site.